I hope you have decent weather.
Veronica
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I hope you have decent weather.
Veronica
I hope so, too. Saturday is MTB so it doesn't matter - Sunday will be the real ride. While I don't relish the idea of descending the back side of Trinity in the rain (and heavy rain will apparently cancel this it as it is a club ride), I am actually really excited to finally USE the full fenders on my Volagi! :D I put them on the one day in December we had a little rain and then it stopped raining completely. :rolleyes: I truly think I caused the drought.
Did an hour of brisk walking on the dread-mill today (cross-training). Can you feel my joy just free flowing out of that last sentance?:rolleyes: NOT! lol. Unfortunately I can't do any impactive sports, so no running. But grateful pedaling is not that;). Anyrate, didn't record it in the log, but will record this (see below) after I teach it in one of my Spinning classes...
Chris Carmichael's Weight-Loss Workout
This one-hour workout delivers the double whammy of torching calories and building high-end aerobic power you can put to good use the rest of the season. It's strenuous, so do it a maximum of three times a week to allow for adequate recovery and best results.
6 minute: warmup
1 min.: fast pedal, spinning a light gear as fast as you can
1 min.: recovery spinning
1 min.: fast pedal
1 min.: recovery spinning
5x2 min. at maximum intensity, with 2 min. recovery spinning between each
6 min.: recovery spinning
5x2 min. at maximum intensity, with
2 min. recovery spinning between each
8 min.: cooldown
Total time: 60 min.
The work-out is an interval based ride that's also a good way to mix things up even if your goal is not weight loss (as the title holds). Simple, yet very effective. That's my favorite. Just thought I would share.
:)
Wow- thanks- good timing- it is 37 and raining so indoors today! This is different than the intervals I have been doing- shorter and more of them (:Quote:
Originally Posted by Miranda
You're welcome- glad you like it. I did teach it for my Spinning class today and it went over great! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by tealtreak
I've been off my bike for almost a year and on Friday finally recieved the doctor approval to get back on the bike:D
I know it's late in the month, but I think this will help motivate me to get back in the saddle. My goal is to try 10 hrs a week (outdoor/indoor).
Did Dropping the Hammer today - love that video! I am drenched. :p
Veronica
So, after not doing anything for a long while (homework, bike-in-shop and being tired/a bum), I did half an hour on the trainer. I had to take a break to cool down because I was getting uncomfortable. I really need to get that fan back from my sister.
About an hour of Hillacious yestday and 1:20 of an Aero Base Builder today. I should be able to make my goal. :)
Neck is complaining today, so went hiking instead of hitting the trainer. I had hoped to ride outside today since it is so warm, but there are too many slick spots and snow patches on the pavement...
After a month of feeling a combination of exhausted and sick, I finally got my butt back on the bike (on the trainer) for an hour of ladders. Actually, I did an hour and five, because I had an awesome playlist and wanted to finish the song. I'm not sure I can feel my left sitbone anymore. :eek:
Everything hurts now, but it feels good. :) I'm probably not making my goal this month...
am I the only one who dances on the trainer?
I wish I could do an hour on the trainer! Impressive. Right now 30 minutes is tough!
I'm finding that it's really hard to just pedal for an hour. Ladders are easiest for me because it's 1- or 2-minute chunks with 3-minute warm-up and cool-down.Quote:
Originally Posted by jyyanks
right now I am working sustained cardio on the trainer since we seem to be having a weekly weather event of pestilence, plague, fire, famine, wrath of God wind hail heavy rain and flooding on the day I usually do a long road ride. This week I made it for an hour at hr 117 ( which for me is the 75-80% ) followed by 1/2 hour of stair step intervals of fast easy spinning. Texas badly needs the rain, and I need the cardio conditioning, but really this weekly terror of the skies is pretty silly.
marni
A little under an hour of Global Vision's Maui Rollers today. Wish I could actually be in Maui! Probably a Spinerval tomorrow.
y'all can laugh at me this summer when it is 99 at 9:00 AM- but I had an awesome 3 hours outside in the 60 degrees! heaven..........I am quite lactic acid stupor-ed.........
:PQuote:
Originally Posted by tealtreak
It was the perfect day to ride--sunny, around 40--I'll take it! Unfortunately, it was also incredibly windy. So I ran some errands and have been attempting to do work.
I'll get my hour on the trainer in tomorrow. I slept in today and am still feeling the after-effects of yesterday.
Sunshine today! 40 degrees today! 30 mph winds today...sigh. 1 hour on the trainer and 1 hour with weights.
Half-hour on trainer because I forgot what time it was. I also forgot to eat beforehand. (The only thing I've had to eat today was breakfast!)
One hour and 25 minutes doing threshold tempo intervals while watching the unranked Gopher womens' basketball team defeat 9th ranked Ohio State. :D (sorry OS fans ;))
I am not doing the challenge, but I rode my trainer for maybe the 3d time this year (I have been going to spin classes 1-2X a week). I did half the Chris Carmichael workout that someone posted here, 35 minutes of fast spinning and endurance intervals. I did one set instead of 2 of the endurance intervals, as there is no way I can be on the trainer for an hour unless DH is there to talk to me.
I have met my goal of 30 hours exercising this month - I chose to count all activities to encourage myself. While not that much time was spent on the actual trainer, I did put in a lot of spinning time - and of course there is also the time spent throwing weights around.
I did, however, get in about 2 trainer sessions a week, and that isn't bad considering how hard it is for me to get on the thing.
34 minutes of Spinervals' Time Saver - Techniques session put me over the top this morning. :)
Didn't meet my goal for the month but since I was side tracked with physical therapy for a chronic back/neck issue I don't mind.
I didn't participate in the challenge because I didn't know what goal to set. Everything depends on the weather and January was too cold because I have 19 hours on the stationary bike. Now the temperatures are really really low, about -4 and +4 F so every day I go to the gym to ride the stationary bike and every other day to do weight lifting. I have 12 times weight lifting (about 40 to 60 minutes each) and 4 times running: about 30 min each. The hours I spent on the bike in January are only 13 :(
Holy Moley, we had temps @ 57 degrees F today. For Michigan on January 31 that is amazing!
Can anyone say outdoor riding today :D:D:D
Color me happy!
Yayyyy! It is that warm here as well...but too windy to ride :(
Well, I didn't meet my goal, but I am satisfied. I only had one day where I missed indoor workout because of work - the rest was because I rode outdoors. :)
I'm not tracking my indoor miles anymore (I used to try to track them on Bike Journal, but I am tracking everything on Strava now and BJ is just too much of a pain for me), so it's nice to have another accountability tool. Thanks for that, V. :)
I met my hour goal, but didn't meet my activity goal. DH and I both have (we think) been fighting a bug (or massive allergies) for about a week. We're both drained/sore throat/congested/etc. - so I'm OK with it.
I'm trying to get into one of my major rides for the year at midnight tonight (when registration opens). The training better begin in earnest soon!
I did half an hour yesterday. Considering how crazy this month has been, I suppose I'll take 50%...
Tomorrow is the 1st day of February.
So are we starting another one of these little shin digs?
We have had some unseasonably warm days here in the midwest.
But realistically winter has a ways to go yet.
Well I didn't meet my goal. A weekend of the stomach flu, and a migraine cut into my weekend cycling time. At least I got to my office gym twice as planned. Well except for the snow days. :rolleyes:
I started the month with a goal of 12 hours. As I got close to that I upped it to 15, then 20. Didn't quite make the 20, but I'm happy with 91%. I used my trainer 0% - busted front derailleur until recently. The weather has been too nice to be inside anyway.
I totally failed this challenge! :( But I will keep the goal and maybe over the next few months I meet it. I do need to get back on the bike more regularly as I have a weekend bike trip planned in mid April.
K
I didn't come close either. Running is my priority though and I did make my goal for that.
Not sure when I'll get a Feb. spreadsheet up. We have family here this weekend and work and doctor appointments are taking up too much of my time.
Veronica
So long as Veronica doesn't mind, I'll take a stab at creating something.
I'll post here when it's ready.
Thank you! :D
Veronica
Thanks, Veronica:D:D
Seriously - this has been such a big help to me that I'm certainly willing to help with it.
I've created a spreadsheet. PM me for the link.
I've borrowed from V, but any errors and omissions are mine alone:o
Wahoo....met my goal (thanks to Spin classes). I didn't get out on my bike in January due to the weather and Nordic ski classes on Saturdays. It looks the same for the next few weeks with a possible organized ride late this month (Chilly Hilly). I love this challenge....it keeps me focused!
Thanks Veronica!
I can't rember what I ended up with. But I know it is more than I would have done had I not had the motivation from all of you. Next time, I won't set myself up to fail:o.
Red Rock